Atomic Symbol for Chlorine (& Cool facts: Sources, Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Some atom symbols are easy to figure out, some are not...

The only sure thing is that every atom has a symbol. But what is the atom whose symbol is Cl?

The answer is Chlorine (Cl). However there is a lot of stuff about Chlorine that people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Chlorine Overview

Atomic Symbol

Cl (Chlorine)

Sources

Salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) is its most common compound. Commercial quantities are produced by electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride (seawater or brine from salt mines).

Description

Greenish-yellow, disagreeable gas. Never found in free form in nature.

Name Origin

Greek: chlôros (greenish yellow).

State at 20 °C

gas

Uses

Used in water purification, bleaches, acids and many, many other compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC).

Discovery

Discovered By: Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Year: 1774

Location: Sweden

Atomic Number

17

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

35,4527

Learn more about the atomic mass.

Want to learn more details and data? Check my Elements Comprehensive List.

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